Case Presentation: A 51 year old female recently diagnosed with metastatic goblet cell carcinoid mixed adenocarcinoma of the appendix with metastasis to the peritoneum, mesentery, small and large bowel status post ileo-cecectomy and ileostomy presented with acute onset anxiety and mania. Patient presented with a two-day history of decreased sleep, flight of ideas and increased […]

Case Presentation: A 51 year old female recently diagnosed with metastatic goblet cell carcinoid mixed adenocarcinoma of the appendix with metastasis to the peritoneum, mesentery, small and large bowel status post ileo-cecectomy and ileostomy presented with acute onset anxiety and mania. Patient presented with a two-day history of decreased sleep, flight of ideas and increased […]

Case Presentation: This is a 64 year old male with a past medical history of bipolar disorder without previous psychiatric admissions, type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke and autoimmune encephalitis that presented to the emergency room from a subacute rehabilitation facility (month long stay since an L3-L4 discectomy) with altered mental status. While at the rehabilitation […]

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old female presented from the Dominican Republic with a 6-month-history of progressive weight loss, worsening confusion and inability to ambulate. On exam, she was alert and oriented to person only, pale but otherwise stable. Her neurological exam was pertinent for dysdiadokinesis and a positive Romberg sign. Her labs were notable for pancytopenia, […]

Case Presentation: A 63 year-old male with a history of seizure disorder recently started on Carbamazepine one month ago now presents with a total body rash for one week. He reports his symptoms started with experiencing fevers as high as 104F as well as abdominal pain associated with poor appetite and multiple episodes of diarrhea […]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and schizophrenia maintained on amlodipine, risperidone and benztropine was transported to the ER psychiatric unit by law enforcement. He was detained after he was found wandering the streets demonstrating increased verbal and physical aggressiveness. He was known to the psychiatric unit, with previous […]